Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-28
WITHEROW'S
QUOTATION without CREDIT,

come 'ClleStnut -SCeallnE the GEMS
off a dead mans eyes - nevertheless
such was the case in the last issue of
THE CLARIpN--only that it was steal
ing the Sense off another dead man $
advertisement.-We rest assured the
Walkersville Enterprise will feel high
ly honored =? to know that the style in
which it displayed a certain merchant s
advertisemcnt-.has attracted the at
tention of one in the same line of bust
ness who WAS so we'll pleased with it
that he borrowed the whole business
ucrJutim eli McrafIm-and as is the gen
cral custom he forgot or neglected or
Intentionally failed to give that elegant
weekly publication credit for it. We
are almost led to believe that Just such
is the work Of "livcly corpse" What
Is so stunningIy astonishing is that lie
would pattern after one in smaller
place than our own as his claim is that
he is always first to "catch on'-We
have clipped some quotations ourselves
but it always comes of higher source
and Of parties whom it would in our
judgment be well to pattern after, and
also in so small quantities and so re.
arranged that it is unnecessary to give
credit to anyone else but ourselves
We are pleased however to make men
ton of the fact that-besides the good
our advertising does us--or the trade
or custom it brings us-this same corpse
thinks we We're firing at him in our
last writing-it came SO near home to
hlm-the shoe fits so well that he lust
put it on and is now wearing it-with
determination strong enough to tear up
a neutrality-suspicious. and wide enough
to lay the water main in from High
Run to Mechanicstown while we are
pleased on the one hanl-we regret cx-
ceeding! y-and all on account Of THE
CLARION that another we'll to do par.
ty doing business in the town made
mention Of this remark "that there
had been 80 much wind work in the
paper for the last few weeks that he was
ashamed even to put in u local We
are not at all surprised at him for we
have seen nothing in about him but an
occasional local for a long time-and
for Il merchant sold and reliable" to
say N .e would want to say in local
would oert>r>.1S b.
that has nothing to do with tIN 'as
we have just received a new 9,
Window Shades-Ncw Colors-1 New
Goods and all on patent rolls, and they
are very chcap-it you are needing new
Blinds or if YOU are not needing them
come in and look at them examine
them and price them and we know that
when you do neel them-we can sell
You. Another good thing to fit up your
windows nice, is Scrim and Curtalnrtte,
both Of which are attracting the atten-
ton of our customers. The Curtainette
we refer to is printed Cheese Cloth,
and for decorating windows, far surpass
es anything of the kind yet out, We
said last week that We would be con-
tent with saying little about our new
invoice of goods until we sold enough
off one end TO get starting place to say
something-well we have been moving
the goods right along-and we now
have one of the prettiest lots Of Prints
that it has ever been our privilege to
show you--vou never saw prettler styles
for the spring season, and Ginghams
| Secrsuckers well we have lots of them
and in styles and prices to suit every
body some very suitable Second Mourn
ing Ginghams, Prints and Batiste also
worsted goods-in seasonable shades for
the spring just the newest out and in
shades and styles that will please you.
If it is nice good Corset you want
remember here is the place to come for
them--or Shoes--we can't help but
talk about Shoes 1T is our every day
worl; TO either buv shoes or sell shoes